Julius Caesar Quizizz

What led to the collapse of The First Triumvirate?

• Crassus's death and Pompey's rivalry

• Caesar's exile to Gaul

• Pompey's marriage to Caesar's daughter

• Caesar's military campaigns in Spain

Whom did Caesar form an alliance to rule all of Rome with to help achieve his goals of power and glory? (Pick Two)

• Crassus

• Pompey

• Octavian

• Gaius Gracchus

• Spartacus

What marked the beginning of Caesar's rise to fame and power in Rome?

• His marriage to a Roman noblewoman

• His victory in the Social War

• His appointment as governor of Spain

• His election as Consul

• His victory in the Punic War

Why did Caesar join the army stationed in Anatolia early in his life?

• To escape Sulla's wrath

• To seek adventure and fame

• To honor his father's memory

• To amass wealth and power

How did Caesar emerge triumphant after his harrowing encounter with the pirates?

• By befriending them

• By seeking revenge upon his release and having them killed

• By trading political favors for his release

• By exacting swift justice upon their capture

• By having them arrested upon his release

What was Julius Caesar's ultimate fate?

• He was assassinated by his colleagues for wanting too much power

• He died in battle attempting a military conquest of China

• He died in his sleep at the old age of 87 after a long life

• He was lost at sea during an attempted invasion of Carthage

• He was crushed by one of Hannibal's elephants and everyone laughed at him

How did Julius Caesar die?

• He was stabbed to death on the Senate floor

• He was shot from long range while riding in the back of a car

• He was crushed to death by an elephant

• He died of old age

• No one knows how he died, one day he rode his horse into the forest and was never seen again.

The name of the government that Julius Caesar, Pompey and Crassus formed to rule Rome was known as the...

• First Triumvirate
• Second Triumvirate
• Roman Triumvirate
• The Roman Republic

• The Roman Empire

The lasting legacy of the First Triumvirate was...

• Transforming the Roman Republic in to a dictatorship

• The restoration of the Roman Republic

• The election of a new Consul and Pax Romana

• A period of extended peace and prosperity under dictator Julius Caesar

What did Julius Caeser have in common with the Gracchi Brothers who we studied earlier? (Pick Two)

• Both were successful military generals who gained glory for Rome

• Both were resisted in their efforts by the Senate and the wealthy elite

• Both were members of an alliance to rule Rome

• Both attempted to redistribute land and help the poor

• Both were captured by pirates at some point in their lives